2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 11 167 407 2.44 3 71 6 8 2
2 Navy 12 157 401 2.55 3 35 10 13 5
3 Georgia 15 186 662 3.56 1 63 13 14 4
4 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 211 807 3.82 6 33 14 14 4
5 Texas State 12 185 608 3.29 8 52 15 14 3
5 Iowa 13 227 646 2.85 1 19 15 15 0
5 Tulane 14 237 890 3.76 5 47 15 15 3
8 Wisconsin 13 201 592 2.95 6 22 16 16 1
8 Memphis 13 227 703 3.10 11 23 16 16 2
8 Boise State 14 224 760 3.39 3 42 16 18 3
11 Pittsburgh 13 171 615 3.60 6 63 17 17 9
11 North Carolina State 13 183 617 3.37 6 71 17 17 6
13 San Jose State 12 210 813 3.87 10 56 18 18 5
13 New Mexico 12 215 931 4.33 3 37 18 18 6
15 Air Force 13 171 688 4.02 5 40 19 21 7
15 Oregon 13 186 750 4.03 8 52 19 19 5
15 Alabama 13 213 784 3.68 7 88 19 21 3
15 Miami (Ohio) 13 220 812 3.69 5 64 19 17 7
15 Ohio State 13 220 951 4.32 6 75 19 19 6
20 Oregon State 13 167 652 3.90 4 36 20 21 1
20 Iowa State 12 179 680 3.80 1 25 20 21 4
20 Maryland 13 218 804 3.69 5 89 20 21 4
20 Texas 13 209 831 3.98 7 81 20 20 4
20 Liberty 13 241 872 3.62 8 58 20 22 8
20 Kent State 12 228 917 4.02 6 50 20 20 6
20 Syracuse 13 234 967 4.13 10 50 20 21 5
27 Middle Tennessee 13 221 746 3.38 4 34 21 20 5
27 Bowling Green 13 242 783 3.24 11 49 21 22 4
27 Kentucky 13 197 899 4.56 4 45 21 21 7
27 Virginia 10 199 922 4.63 3 59 21 22 5
27 Purdue 14 231 986 4.27 6 60 21 20 6
32 Marshall 13 215 610 2.84 3 44 22 22 5
32 South Alabama 13 179 634 3.54 3 55 22 22 5
32 Clemson 14 218 648 2.97 6 40 22 23 5
32 Virginia Tech 11 180 751 4.17 7 80 22 25 8
32 Penn State 13 214 772 3.61 11 67 22 22 5
32 Minnesota 13 187 775 4.14 5 68 22 23 6
32 Colorado State 12 230 957 4.16 9 39 22 23 6
32 Nevada 12 232 1111 4.79 15 82 22 24 10
32 Arkansas 13 228 1115 4.89 14 72 22 23 14
41 Illinois 13 190 557 2.93 2 37 23 23 7
41 UCLA 13 209 774 3.70 4 20 23 24 1
41 Washington 13 209 798 3.82 5 26 23 24 3
41 San Diego State 13 211 855 4.05 6 51 23 25 8
41 Troy 14 232 865 3.73 7 46 23 24 4
41 Arkansas State 12 223 931 4.17 8 69 23 23 6
41 Cincinnati 13 255 961 3.77 9 59 23 23 6
41 New Mexico State 13 237 978 4.13 6 39 23 23 5
41 Florida Atlantic 12 213 995 4.67 8 53 23 22 7
50 East Carolina 13 200 783 3.92 6 24 24 23 5
50 Appalachian State 12 195 786 4.03 7 71 24 25 7
50 Wake Forest 13 215 831 3.87 7 53 24 25 9
50 Baylor 13 222 844 3.80 8 34 24 24 4
50 Michigan 14 199 883 4.44 7 54 24 24 6
50 Michigan State 12 229 978 4.27 7 79 24 25 6
50 UNLV 12 230 984 4.28 10 39 24 24 5
57 Mississippi State 13 221 913 4.13 12 52 25 27 7
57 North Carolina 14 254 1067 4.20 15 22 25 26 4
59 Notre Dame 13 209 830 3.97 5 74 26 27 5
59 LSU 14 235 993 4.23 6 37 26 28 9
59 California 12 209 1018 4.87 8 60 26 28 5
59 Vanderbilt 12 195 1036 5.31 12 83 26 26 7
59 Northwestern 12 231 1044 4.52 10 75 26 26 5
64 Tennessee 13 231 856 3.71 6 76 27 26 6
64 Houston 13 213 877 4.12 6 49 27 27 13
64 West Virginia 12 209 959 4.59 9 54 27 27 9
64 Georgia State 12 231 983 4.26 9 83 27 27 8
64 UTSA 14 240 1029 4.29 8 56 27 28 11
64 Eastern Michigan 13 234 1033 4.41 8 55 27 27 3
64 BYU 13 233 1044 4.48 10 80 27 27 3
64 Indiana 12 246 1159 4.71 7 71 27 29 9
72 Utah 14 192 763 3.97 7 57 28 29 7
72 Florida State 13 239 987 4.13 1 40 28 29 8
72 Northern Illinois 12 218 1016 4.66 7 50 28 28 6
72 Connecticut 13 237 1055 4.45 12 75 28 30 6
76 Kansas State 14 232 1035 4.46 9 48 29 31 8
76 Boston College 12 236 1047 4.44 11 65 29 29 8
76 Auburn 12 217 1097 5.06 6 76 29 27 8
76 UAB 13 217 1101 5.07 10 63 29 30 8
80 Duke 13 219 865 3.95 7 30 30 31 6
80 Western Michigan 12 210 1007 4.80 7 60 30 31 9
80 Toledo 14 240 1022 4.26 9 45 30 30 8
80 Kansas 13 257 1174 4.57 13 35 30 30 7
80 Temple 12 230 1206 5.24 10 84 30 31 10
85 UTEP 12 198 879 4.44 5 36 31 32 7
85 Miami (Florida) 12 206 888 4.31 7 42 31 34 7
85 Rutgers 12 200 1027 5.14 10 70 31 28 10
85 Western Kentucky 14 255 1060 4.16 11 39 31 33 4
85 Nebraska 12 244 1194 4.89 7 67 31 33 5
90 Missouri 13 225 919 4.08 10 42 32 36 6
90 Akron 12 221 1035 4.68 13 46 32 34 6
90 Buffalo 13 212 1040 4.91 8 75 32 38 12
90 Coastal Carolina 13 222 1045 4.71 8 70 32 34 13
94 UCF 14 237 1048 4.42 9 70 33 33 10
94 Texas Tech 13 244 1139 4.67 8 69 33 33 9
94 Wyoming 13 239 1165 4.87 11 70 33 34 8
94 Ball State 12 248 1172 4.73 8 60 33 36 6
98 Charlotte 12 233 1070 4.59 8 44 34 35 9
98 Louisiana-Monroe 12 238 1079 4.53 16 40 34 36 10
98 Old Dominion 12 282 1191 4.22 8 81 34 35 4
98 Mississippi 13 249 1201 4.82 10 50 34 34 10
102 Central Michigan 12 233 1021 4.38 10 53 35 36 14
102 Southern Mississippi 13 234 1044 4.46 11 60 35 36 10
102 South Carolina 13 262 1251 4.77 5 47 35 38 10
102 Massachusetts 12 253 1342 5.30 9 75 35 34 18
106 Washington State 13 203 1011 4.98 8 50 36 36 8
106 Ohio 14 241 1190 4.94 10 70 36 38 15
106 Tulsa 12 242 1246 5.15 8 70 36 35 10
109 Fresno State 14 229 1101 4.81 9 59 37 38 9
109 Utah State 13 257 1273 4.95 6 63 37 38 14
109 Florida International 12 248 1286 5.19 12 61 37 39 13
109 North Texas 14 265 1360 5.13 4 59 37 41 11
113 Arizona State 12 214 1167 5.45 11 75 38 38 14
113 Louisville 13 239 1198 5.01 10 39 38 41 16
115 Georgia Tech 12 253 1225 4.84 10 80 39 39 9
116 Army 12 235 1349 5.74 10 77 40 46 10
116 TCU 15 278 1410 5.07 16 54 40 41 13
116 SMU 13 239 1542 6.45 8 76 40 41 19
119 Arizona 12 225 1242 5.52 17 55 41 44 9
119 Florida 13 253 1269 5.02 16 65 41 41 11
119 Oklahoma 13 264 1321 5.00 16 69 41 42 12
119 Louisiana Tech 12 240 1685 7.02 20 92 41 43 27
123 Oklahoma State 13 256 1201 4.69 12 57 42 42 12
123 Rice 13 218 1415 6.49 13 64 42 44 17
125 Hawai'i 13 267 1455 5.45 14 87 44 45 14
125 Colorado 12 244 1479 6.06 16 65 44 44 13
127 Texas A&M 12 261 1340 5.13 6 61 45 44 12
127 Stanford 12 222 1387 6.25 14 80 45 45 12
129 USC 14 220 1383 6.29 14 62 47 50 19
129 South Florida 12 240 1616 6.73 20 75 47 47 18
131 Georgia Southern 13 274 1634 5.96 10 54 53 53 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards